diff --git a/bindings/ruby/test/test_parakeet_context.rb b/bindings/ruby/test/test_parakeet_context.rb
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+++ b/bindings/ruby/test/test_parakeet_context.rb
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+require_relative "helper"
+
+class TestParakeetContext < TestBase
+  def test_new
+    assert_instance_of Parakeet::Context, Parakeet::Context.new(File.join(__dir__, "../../../models/parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3.bin"))
+  end
+end